Beauty Contests in Nepal – Historical profile

This is a comprehensive list of beauty contests in Nepal. We will update the list to make it as detailed as possible after every beauty contests. Some of the details of past events are missing in some cases. The information will be updated as we could gather those information. Your help will be highly appreciated (contact us).

NOTE: This page is incomplete and will be updated when information are available.

Miss Nepal

Organizer: Hidden Treasure Pvt. Ltd.

Start :1994

Event Date Miss Nepal 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
1994 Ruby Rana
1995 Sumi Khadka
1996 Poonam Ghimire
1997 Nilima Gurung Jharana Bajracharya
1998 Niru Shrestha (after Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned)
1999 Shewta Shah
2000 Usha Khadgi
2001
2002 Malvika Subba Nira Gautam
2003 Pretty Sitoula
2004 Payal Shakya Anita Gurung
2005/06 Sugarika KC Shavona Shrestha
2007 Sitashma Chand Bandana Sharma
2008 Canceled
2009 Zenisha Moktan Richa Thapa Magar Kunchhang Moktan
2010  Sadichha Shrestha  Sahana Bajracharya  Sanyukta Timilsina
2011  Malina Joshi  Anupama Aura Gurung  Sarina Maskey
2012  Shristi Shrestha  Nagma Shrestha  Subekshya Khadka

Miss Tamang

Start :2006

Organizer: Nepal Tamang Art & Culture Center

Event Date Miss Tamang 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006 Zenisha Moktan
2007
2008
2009 Upali Gyabak
2010 23rd January 2010 (To be held)

Miss Teen Tamang

Start : (Information not available)

Event Date Miss Teen Tamang 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009 Tsering Moktan Amrita Moktan Dechhen Chukti Dong
2010

Miss Teen

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Teen 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Miss Newa

Start :2006

Event Date Miss Newa 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2005 Sabita Shrestha
2006 Subita Pradhan
2007 Supriya Tuladhar
2008 Akasha Bajracharya
2009 Yogita Maharjan Sabina Dangol Alisha Shrestha
2010

Miss Sherpa

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Sherpa 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Miss Gurung

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Gurung 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Mr. and Miss. Kathmandu

Event Date Miss. Mr.
2009 Rajani Maharjan Rabindra Singh

College Ambassador

Event Date Miss. Mr.
2009 Ajita Singh Suraj Giri

Miss Nepal USA

Start :2001 ( and held only once)

Organizeer: The Association of Nepalese in Americas

Event Date Miss Nepal USA 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2001 Nepolina chhetri Sabina Shrestha Smriti Gurung

Miss Hong Kong Nepal

Start :1998

Event Date Miss HK Nepal 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
1998 Junu Pun
1999
2000 Mamita Gurung Kavita Gurung Saiyan Amatya
2001 Pooja Subba
2002
2003
2004
2005 Purnima Gurung Deepa BK Sunita Thapa
2006 Basanti Pun
2007 Susmita Gurung
2008 Rina Gurung
2009 Anju Ghising Sangita Gurung Manjila Rai
2010

 

Miss Pearl Hong Kong

Start :NA

Event Date Miss Nepal Australia 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2009 Deepa Gurung Roji Pun Jyoti Gurung

Miss Nepal Australia

Start :2009

Event Date Miss Nepal Australia 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2009 Sanam Dangol Karishma Shrestha Prada Pradhan

There are many more contests like

Miss Teen Pokhara

Little Star and Little Champ (two contests)

Sunny Girl Teej Contest

Miss Little Newa Miss Little Idol Miss Angel Miss Ecollege Talent Show

College Ambassador

Republica Miss Teen

Riddhi Siddhi Miss Teen

Miss Mangol

Miss India Worldwide Nepal

Kid Queen

Miss Lumbini

Miss Aryan

Mr. and Miss. Kathmandu – Expose business exposure

This year’s Mr and Miss Kathmandu is going to be held on August 25, 2010. There are 20 males who will be contesting for the title of Mr. Kathmandu and and 20 females contesting for the title of Miss Kathmandu.

I have questioned numerous times, why are Nepali people organizing beauty contest every now and then? Some even say that, the only thing Nepal is progressing is in ‘manufacturing’ beauties. When I looked at the procedure such contests are held, it looks like the most profitable and risk-free business that can be done in Nepal.

Is that why so many beauty contests are held in Nepal these days?

Let’s analyze

First of all, the organizer of Mr. and Miss. Kathmandu, “Expose Nepal dot com” doesn’t have a site. Then, what does that ‘dot com’ means?

mr.miss.kathmandu

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